Yeah, I really learn something here and the trees looks amazing. c'est magnifique! Required fields are marked *. Thanks to all for the focus tip. I'll be using a R720 filter, but might take a few shots with deep red also. , and please make sure you also check out their website here. I didn't pursue much of it again until my freshman year of college. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/albums/72157698277357401, here is one example, the normal shot without filter is the previous picture I've used the Diana F+ 75 mm and 38 mm lens, Rollei Infrared (120, 400 ISO), Hoya R72, Gorillapod, and Cable Release on shots found in this gallery. I avoid it by using the PL with a red gel filter. You can also use this film for a basic b&w picture. Ive been researching and reading as much as I can on infrared photography, trying to decide which b&w to try. How funny I just shot some Rollei IR 400 on my TLR (Yashika D). It may not display this or other websites correctly. I found some of this film in my refrigerator and want to give it a try. JavaScript is disabled. No funny business, just a whole heap of Lomography love right to your inbox. - How many: 1 roll We can't give any guarantees on expired film. The R72 filter is really kinda opaque (you will lose approximately four to five stops so your ISO 400 is gonna be at around 12 to 25 ISO only) and because of that you'll probably need to make long exposures if you don't want to get a black picture and also to get a strong IR Effect. I have always found the look of black and white infrared photographs intriguing and really wanted to try it myself. Germany, Phone: +49 40 23 700 888 For all the gear-nerds out there, I use an old Mamiya RB67 medium format camera and a Minolta XD7 for 35mm. if its a clear blue sky). Thanks for writing and for dropping the references. After doing a bit of research I got myself a cheap R72 (720nm) filter off eBay and have been using it ever since. ebay is the best supplier or? Hi Ray - About SFX? Using the Rollei IR400 with the #25 filter I found exposures at ISO 200 to be optimum, and ISO 3 was acceptable for shooting with the R72 filter. It's probably as closest as I'll get to travelling during these times. Packed a tripod and cable shutter release and strolled around town to experiment.For consistency sake, I used the same Summicron 35 ASPH lens and swapped it onto two different Leica M bodies, one with JCH Streetpan and the other Rollei Infrared. I just wanted to thank you for motivating me. You are ready. May the sunshine be with you. I developed in XTOL (stock, no dilution) and I believe I developed for 7.5 minutes based on recommendation from Darkroom Solutions. Fixed for about 40 minutes (having problems with ilford rapid fix). Just focus as you normally would. Didnt realize that Streetpan can also be an option, this is great news. But how does it work exactly? I made a mistake and did not take a note of my development time on the film sleeve as I usually do. With the ISO set to 400, metering through the R72 produced an exposure within stop to metering at ISO 6 with no filter. I have to say I lost patience many times and accidentally skipped a step and ended up losing some shots on the roll of 36. Analog Workflow Forums (100% Analog/Traditional). Rollei INFRARED is a hyperpanchromatic black-and-white negative film with a nominal sensitivity of ISO 200/24 to 400/27 up into the infrared range (650 - 750nm). Actually you are incorrect about the maximum IR being present at sunset. 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One thing to keep in mind is that the reciprocity factor with IR film is pretty high and it is better to overexpose a little bit rather than to underexpose the film. Its sad to see an old standby pass on, but while online buying film, I decided to pick up a few rolls of Rollei IR400. I'd guess you are using Xtol for your developer? Rather, I cant figure out how to close the shutter in T mode with the MLU mode activated. It is a high-speed panchromatic b&w film with special infrared sensitivity up to 820 nm with filtration. You can try out new things and you rarely know what youre going to get beforehand. Due to the crystal clear PET carrier, the INFRARED is very well suited as a black and white slide. While this is generally the rule for 120 and 220 films, I wasnt expecting it in a 35mm format. Regarding auto focus through an IR filter in shooting digital IR I found that the camera could easily auto focus through the filter. Maybe this is typical of Rollei films, but this is their only film stock I have tried out so far, so share your experiences in the comments if you like (Or maybe Im doing something wrongwouldnt be the first time!). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. With the discontinuance of Kodak HIE in 2007, Efkes IR820 film is the only true IR film still on the market (though rather difficult to get, its not available in Japan). I develop the film at home and I use Rodinal at a mixture of 1+25. 2. and our Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. So I tried infrared film (rollei infrared 400) once on my Canon A1 and a standard 50mm lens + a 720 IR filter. That information won't help me since I'm not using my Hasselblad. Ive been doing infrared also and I had to get a locking cable release. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Get them posted Mark, I havent shot any of sfx or rollei for that matter in a long time, Ive been swamped at work so havent been able to commit to any real degree as I would like. Learn how your comment data is processed. Exposure: Without a filter, or with just a #25 red filter, setting the ISO to 400 and metering through the lens worked fine. www.lomography.com/homes/adash/albums/1883484-zheleznitsa-p. Some older lenses will have IR focusing marks on the lens barrels but generally youll want to stop down to compensate for any shifts. For the next roll Ill probably drop the agitation for the first few minutes, and extend the time, in hopes of coaxing out a bit more shadow detail. Not good! Hi there i have just one question, if the camera you are using can focus through the IR filter, is there any need to expose for the iso settings you mentioned? Thanks for your comment MotL, good to know that focusing shift needs to be considered only in the 800+ range. With the Kodak HIE film discontinued and barely available through questionable channels, The Rollei IR400 seems like the only good available option. For today's tipster, we have a quick and fun idea for making unconventional portraits. I love the Rollei film base! Thanks much. Keep in mind though that the Efke will need to be loaded in complete darkness whereas you dont have to worry about that with JCH Streetpan, which is a huge plus in convenience.Now you have an additional option for your IR fix; JCH Streetpan for that surreal classic look versus Rollei Infrared for more accurate studies. It is cast on a crystal-clear, synthetic carrier, which makes it very suitable for developing as a slide. You won't actually see any difference compared to other films if you are not using a proper IR filter. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff;clear:left;font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}
#1. I live shooting with my IR converted D99 at 720nm but I love these and am going to try some in my Hasselblad. Hello Jay! Take care! I shot a roll of Rollei 400 Infrared with a 25A redfilter, metering through the lens. It slows me down and makes me think more about my photography. Hopefully you have some advice and I apologies for making you read this massive novel on a post thats only mostly related. This, of course, means a tripod is needed and a cable release system is quite handy as well. Sounds like a lot but easy with an ultra wide lens. To alter a well-known saying, these films arent cheap, but they are still worth experimenting with. This is why we apply ISO ratings to base film in order to avoid confusion. Thanks! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Click to see Christopher Schmidtke's full profile, links and other articles Your email address will not be published. If you like what you're reading you can also help this passion project by heading over to the EMULSIVE Patreon page and contributing as little as a dollar a month. As it turns out though, this famed halation effect or glow often seen in the highlights of infrared photographs is in actuality an artifact ofKodak High Speed Infrared (HIE), the pre-eminent IR film from back in the day, and not actually an artifact of infrared light.The glow or blooming is caused by the absence of ananti-halation layeron the back side of Kodak HIE film. I didnt know the 35mm film had a dye layer, thanks for the heads up. And in normal daylight use the visible light will easily overwhelm the infrared light. written by dfred on 2009-08-07 #gear #infrared #rollei #120 #review #400-iso #b-w #infra-red #diana-f #infrarot #hoya-r72 #r72-filter. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The outcome you'll have will be black and white and all the things that comes with IR sensitivity such as the sky, water, and people will appear intensely white. Virtually every couple of months a new film stock emerges and enables us to further explore our own photographic vision. Helge, when you say use a polarizing filter to make the skies black is the rest of the scene a normal B&W negative or does it make other things in the scene change tones also? It was a surreal summer this year, so here's a glimpse of it on some surreal film. I dont know how sensitive selenium cells would be to IR light, but it would be best to find some way to meter through the filter. 17 17 comments Best KingOfTheP4s 4 yr. ago I don't know why they told you to do that with your ISO, at least I can't think of why they would jokasi58 4 yr. ago found it, here you go its because the filter is so dark so you have to adjust the exposure time KingOfTheP4s 4 yr. ago I shot infrared for the first time with a roll of Rollei IR 400. Hi again, I have a D90 that is converted to IR as already mentioned. Note: Additional development times (stand process in HC110) can be found towards the end of this post: Ludington Dunes. Step 1: the "build" Fatso IR - Superheadz UWS with R72 filter Tape your filter to the plucky little Superheadz/Vivitar/Holga/camera without covering too much of the glass, and without covering up the viewfinder or wind-on wheel or anything else essential like that. so make sure you buy a cable release that has locking capability. and our As with most ISO 400 films, though, I prefer the results at ISO 320 or even 200. We shot some Color Negative 400 ISO to show you some examples. You have some wonderful photographs on Flickr so I gave you a follow there (masinka). Have fun! What you see here are the scans with simply levels set for the full range of tones, no other tweaking. I have no idea how he calculated that. Did you use the R72 filter for all? Polyester, on the other hand, straightens out and make loading much easier. JCH Streetpan, f16, 1/15thRollei Infrared, f16, 1/15thJCH Streetpan, f8, 1/30thRollei Infrared, f8, 1/30thJCH Streetpan, f11, 1/15thRollei Infrared, f11, 1/15thJCH Streetpan, f8, 1/15thRollei Infrared, f8, 1/15th. However, as a long-time shooter of infrared film, I have a few issues with a few things you mentioned in your post: Im not sure what halation you are seeing in any of the pictures posted, I certainly cant, at least not halation that looks like HIE. Still, backlight and front light behaved quite differently. 5 Frames With Rollei Infrared 400 (EI 400 / 35 format / Nikon FE) by Daniel Novak January 25, 2019 Updated July 31, 2021 I have always found the look of black and white infrared photographs intriguing and really wanted to try it myself. And you will likely be able to compose through the finder. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I scanned my film and printed a few frames in the darkroom. For example, focusing on a very distant point, which should be at infinity for non-IR shooting, would lock in at 7-10 meters with the IR filter in place. Shooting IR film is always a bit of a crap shoot. You can even shoot infrared at night, since the sun is not the only source of infrared light out there fire, tungsten lights, etc are all good sources of infrared. Just by comparing your and my results the look is different, but of course I realize the million other variables that went into that. https://www.rolleianalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/INFRARED_Datenblatt_EN_R012101.pdf, https://www.flickr.com/photos/62974341@N02/, Reflectance - either without the sky or on the subject only. 10 film (35mm Format / EI 100 / Agfa Color-Agnar f/2.8/45mm), Connect with the Founder and CEO of REFLEX on Wednesday, August 18th, 5 Frames With Kodak Portra (EI 400 / 45 format / Cameradactyl 45), Peeled apart for good: the creative obligation not to f**k it up, my last frames of FUJI FP-100C, 5 Frames With Lomography LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 (EI 160 / 35mm format / Nikon F3HP), 5 Frames Of Mexico City, Xalapa, Veracruz on ILFORD Pan 400 (35mm Format / EI 400 / Olympus XA2 + D-Zuiko 35mm f/3.5), How-to: Make DIY your own black and white transparencies (slides), Travelogue: Fujicolor in Paris on a Nikon L35AF, How-to: Shoot 120 & 35mm film in a Polaroid pack film camera, 5 Frames Along Londons Regents Canal and West End on Svema Color 125 (35mm Format / EI 125 / Canon EOS 300 + Canon EF 28-80 f/3.5-5.6), 5 Frames Walking from Marble Arch to Bond Street on Fomapan 100 Classic (35mm Format / EI 100 / Canon EOS 650 + Canon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 EF USM II). This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I love taking photographs of people. [EM: The R72 filter will require you to reduce your exposure by around five stops. The successful process with HC110 was 20 minutes and 20C, with agitation one per minute for the first 15 minutes, and every 30 seconds for the last 5 minutes. I don't really shoot black and white, much less infrared, so it was definitely a learning curve for me. Get a head start with film photography with our downloadable 12-page PDF guide. Depends a lot on the exposure. There is no step 3. I enjoyed the IR photo set - you seem to have gotten a pretty decent IR effect in foliage, plus nice black skies and water. Will have to defer to my 24-105 no more ultra wides for the moment (not happy). The R72 filter blocks most of the visible light and allows infrared to pass through. I haven't shot any infrared film since Konica discontinued their product and decided to give Rollei 400 a try. Anyway Im going to try to upload some results now. Youd have to compose and focus first without the filter and then screw it on when youre ready. and 3 more lovely people. Step 2: Load Load your film. Its a lot of fun! With some pictures, I got what I was aiming for and some others surprised me. JCH Streetpan is Film A and Rollei Infrared is Film B. Never heard of medium format? I was skeptical of this approach but found that it works well. Do not be discouraged by an unusual lack of keepers in the beginning. I decided to get back into infrared 35mm film photography. Bradford-based photographer John Dewhirst talks to us about why he loves to shoot the moorlands and moody skies of north England with the Lomo LC-A 120. Yet. Neither, Im afraid the cross pattern in the sky is human error. Kodak is one of the best cameras that gives photos that back in the day look. Photography has been my passion for years and I would like to share some of it with you on these pages. "No need to focus for IR" - only if no IR filter (R72 for instance) is used? A couple of months ago I saw some photographs online that were done on infrared film and said to myself that it was time to shake things up and explore what this kind of film had to offer. Check out the submission guide here. I have yet to try at night with just street and building lights but thatll be on my to-do list. Efke factory is closed for about five or so years already, so we only have pseudoIR films from Belgium like Rollei and JCHstreetpan. But this is something that is easy to test, so I ran a quick experiment. You could probably get something with the RM90, if you increase your exposure considerablyI mean, considerably! I wondered if the camera meter was sensitive to IR light, but it worked fine for the camera I was using. Streetpan itself is made with a thinner subbing layer to make the entire film thinner with ease of scanning in mind. Have fun!! Especially with HC110. Are you Sirius! I dont think that correlation is very tight. Id probably meter at around EI 25 or 12 depending on how much sun is out. I havent come across a film with a dye since the 1970s. However I have found that not all clear days are the same, and on some days the effect is more pronounced than on others. When the sun finally rears its head long enough to make a difference the arrival of leaves on the deciduous trees, I load up some infrared film to soak up all the IR light from all the photosynthesis going on. I had always associated that surreal halation look to infrared sensitivity, so I had assumed that the Rollei with its higher sensitivity range would give off more glow. Film News: Announcing JCH StreetPan 400 film! As youd expect, there is no IR effect when shooting without a filter. JohnW, Houston, this is Apollo 13, "We have a problem"! I recently scored an 720nm filter cheaply on ebay so Im planning to shoot some JCH Streetpan as soon as soon as the lighting conditions are favourable. Anyway ill figure something else in this department. Love these photos. Format. ago . 330 Pro S. The 46mm filter a lot cheaper. In the photograph below, I used a standard red filter and as you can see, the film looks like any other black and white film out there. So, whatever you do with a handheld meter will be an approximation. I am really glad I finally picked up this film and tried it out because before I was kind of in a slump and this IR film pushed me to go out and take pictures. TTL metering is a good start, on a bright sunny day around noon, I was shooting f/8~11 at 1/60, 1/30, and 1/15. In this video, I walk through how I metered, shot, scanned, and developed Rollei Infrared 400 film.0:05 me drinking a delicious cold brew coffee1:44 explanation of the visible light/near infrared spectrum3:00 why you need an infrared filter5:12 how to use your infrared filter6:40 how I bracketed my shots7:06 how infrared focuses differently than visible light7:33 depth of field explanation/shooting workflow8:29 some cool B-Roll FINALLY10:25 developing IR film with Cinestill DF-9610:42 can I be Sam Kolder yet?13:11 final thoughtsGEAR USEDFILM:Minolta XG-MMinolta MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.8Rollei Infrared 400Cinestill Df-96DIGITAL:Sony a6400Sony 18-105mm f/4 G OSSSigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DNSigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DNDiety V-Mic D3 Pro (this thing is amazing) We have experimented with different kinds of agitation to see its effects on our Earl Grey B&W 35 mm ISO 100. Without this coating, light not absorbed by the emulsion and passing into the base would be partly reflected back at the outer surface of the base, re-exposing the emulsion in less focused form and thereby creating halos around bright points and edges in the image. The sky's a different colour and my neighbourhood feels like it's from another dimension - both magical and apocalyptic. I tried it tho: here are some examples IMGUR: https://imgur.com/a/aJ20EDU. Thanks for the update. Aug 26, 2022. I used a 750nm red filter. F8 and above will suffice for most conditions. While Kodak HIE, Ilford SFX, and even the now long defunct Konica IR750 all produced good results with the plain red filter, with the Rollei film the red filter just doesnt cut it. For closing the shutter you cover the lens and cock the shutter and that will close it. hey. I do have a 25A red filter, but would just as soon try all filters at the same time. If you felt you needed to increase the exposure beyond five stops that is because of Rolleis sensitivity to IR, not how much light the filter is blocking. I have read that light meters can be unreliable when shooting infrared film. There's also print and apparel over at Society 6, currently showcasing over two dozen t-shirt designs and over a dozen unique photographs available for purchase. I love ilford films but SFX is a waste of money. You are using an out of date browser. Its worth it, its a great change of pace. Get your own 5 Frames featured by submitting your article using this form or by sending an email via the contact link at the top of the page. I dont know how sensitive selenium cells are to infra red. Garrett - Grain is present in even small prints but does not seem to overshadow the detail in the image until you go beyond 11 x 14 or so. I am getting ready to shoot IR this spring / summer on my Hasselblad system . Having finally garnered access to the campus darkroom I ended up ordering a few rolls of 35mm Rollei IR again to take advantage of the extreme green of an Illinois spring. Views from my window that I wake up to everyday now seem unfamiliar to me. There are only very few true infrared films out there and the Rollei INFRARED 400 is actually not a true infrared film, but one with near-infrared sensitivity to about 820nm. On 35mm its possible to see through the lens with the filter on in bright conditions making handheld shooting possible. I had issues with keeping the white balance consistent with my digital camera though - it was all over the place. While I like winter photography I cant wait for the foliage to come back to have another hand at IR. All my recent IR photography has been with a digital Leica M8, which I have kept just for that purpose. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Ive taken to just focusing in visible light, and then manually adjusting the lens to focus a little bit closer for shooting with the IR filter in place. As an example, in deep shade late in the day, I have gone as long as 60 seconds during exposure. CMS engine, Infrared Photo of the Kalamazoo River taken on Rollei IR 400, Comparison of Rollei IR 400 with #25 Red Filter and with R72 IR filter, Pinhole Shots From the Jordan River Valley , Pentax K Mount Page (formerly Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page). Bracketing helps guarantee youll get something you like. Do you remember the time you got excited when you found out where your family's old film camera was kept? The currently available (near) IR sensitive films don't respond to light out into the 760nm and beyond spectrum. Picked up some more film last week also along with the ilford sfx, so i will also let you know how that pans out. 1. I was looking for a film that could produce the same startling infrared affect that the Kodak film delivered. I never knew..Ive played around with Rollei 80s and Ilford SFX in the past with some reasonably good results. Id be very interested to see what kind of results you are getting! And what are the different results? It is one of the few digital cameras that as standard, does not have an IR filter in front of the sensor and for normal use, you have to use an IR high pass filter in front of the lens. , #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff;clear:left;font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}
Yes, they still make film. Go to AnalogCommunity r/AnalogCommunity Posted by NietJij View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit Developing tips on Rollei 400 Infrared (accidently shot at 400) wanted I shot a roll of Rollei 400 Infrared with a 25A redfilter, metering through the lens. I've been in Japan for 11 years, initially as a graphic designer for a major ad agency then after the earthquake said f this s, became a freelancer and never looked back. That gave me a recommended setting of 1/500th of a second. You will be better off shooting IR film with the lens cap on. As for additional equipment, you will also likely need a tripod since exposure times will be rather long. In this video, I walk through how I metered, shot, scanned, and developed Rollei Infrared 400 film.0:05 me drinking a delicious cold brew coffee1:44 explanat. You might want to try metering through the R72 filter mounted on your camera / lens. That worked well, though I was initially skeptical that the cameras meters, intended to be used with visible light, would be accurate with an IR filter. Its interesting that you mentioned it, Ive actually been experimenting with IR flash on Streetpan which will be documented in a future article. My first experiments with the IR filter were disappointing. High noon has the highest absolutions quantity of IR light. Well Mark I finally managed to develop the roll (rollei 400) last friday. However, if an infrared filter is used, highly creative results can be achieved. You can add your support by contributing your thoughts, work, experiences and ideas to inspire the hundreds of thousands of people who read these pages each month. I have to warn you though: the film is a real pain to develop because the base is very thin and apparently different than Kodak Tri-X for example.
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